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I have the full bundle as well. Thanks for checking on that for me for John.

Hmmm. Good question. I can check tonight.

The Rack is included in the bundle, isn't it? When I upgraded to the bundle, the Rack came with it. (??) The Rack is nice to have and all, but I use individual plugins way more than the rack. Now, if I didn't own the plugins, that's another story entirely. But it's certainly NOT worth $100 bucks if you already own the bundle! (It should be free IMO.) I'd email support if I were you guys!

Reid, this is TOTALLY a great way to get a bunch of the ST plugins, and the GOOD ones too! Just use 1 plugin in the rack if you want.

...AND, I hope they add it to the full bundle for current owners like Melda does. Wishful thinking for sure because there's not much upside for them...

Great buy if you don't have it! SoundToys was the first Dev I went "all in" on. But I wonder if they're ever going to put out something else?? ?

Yep, this sounds familiar. I've still got REvival and the other "free" offerings from a few years ago sitting in my iLok Manager unused... No thanks, there are plenty of other options.

I tried installing these when they came out and found out they required a dongle-berry. Is that still the case, or do they work with the software manager?

Thanks Max for the feedback. I think where this will really shine is mixing someone's recorded drums with the REAL benefit of preserving the nuances of the drummer's performance. Not so sure how useful this would be for sampled drums - still, it could be interesting to play with. Anyway, I took the plunge. I can check another Melda plugin off my list.

Has anyone compared to the FREE Blue Cat plugins? I've got a few Chorus FX, but that one is my go-to...

Just put Mongoose right before your favorite panner... I agree though, it's a simple and useful idea. Kudos to Mr. Boz.

I'm not at all saying Boz's plugin isn't good, and I definitely see the advantage of just ONE automation lane for the panning and centering the low frequencies. But my go-to plugin for panning is the FREE HOFA 4U Meter, Fader & MS-Pan. https://hofa-plugins.de/en/plugins/4u/ The panning options on this plugin are pretty phenomenal. Using Shift-Click or Ctrl-Click, you can automate the L/R at the same time. So you can collapse a track to mono or spread it out. The Fader is handy for gain riding too. Whenever I see this on a track, I know I'm automating the panning or the gain on the track. You can also switch the meter to Pre/Post. Lots of handy features on this plugin. Sorry for the OT post. Back to Boz! His has the low frequency summing which definitely has its uses. In fact I'm thinking I might try this one out.!

I'm not familiar with Drumagog. I'd definitely like to hear what you think if you give MDrumEnhancer a try, especially from the perspective of someone who uses a replacement plugin. From digging the the Melda KVR forum yesterday, this plugin is really NOT a drum replacement plugin (although some have used it that way with moderate success) so it may be apples and oranges. I've done drum replacement manually, and it's a pain. But the end goal is simply to get better sounding drums, right? Who cares how you get there? What I really like about MDrumEnhancer is that is bypasses the usual problems associated with replacement like velocity and missed hits etc., and highlights the drummer's performance by simply making his drums sound better. Plus, Vojtech (the dev) is a drummer, so this plugin has that going for it as well. https://bitosti.bandcamp.com/releases

Sweet! I've been doing some reading over on KVR, but most of the threads are from a couple of years ago when the plugin came out. I'd love to see how a smart guy uses this plugin. ? As I'm sure you know, there are plenty of tracks over on the Cambridge site. https://cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/ Happy to help any way I can, just let me know... Thanks Chandler!

Haha! That's awesome! Got any tips/tricks you wouldn't mind sharing with us? As Roger pointed out there is very little online about this plugin. We need a good video tutorial from @Chandler ! ?

I like the Preamp for Saturation/Clipping. It's one of the saturators I cycle through when trying for a "sound" on a mix. Although I must say, FrontDAW has been getting a lot more use from me lately. Good to have flavors!

That's great to hear Roger, and thank you! Yours was exactly my impression too when I first tried it. Melda plugins can be a bit "fiddly", but once you get used to the user interface, they are pretty amazing and feature rich plugins. Another indispensible plugin in my workflow is MAutoAlign. It's the first plugin on my drums - even if they're not live. I've also started using it on my bass and other tracks to align the low end frequencies. You just pop it on there, analyze the tracks, toggle the "bypass all" on and off to see which you like better, then move on. Really a great plugin! But keep an eye out for that one on the Eternal Madness sale - it's not too expensive and really great. Black Friday is coming up too - Melda usually puts everything on 1/2 price then as well.

Very true. I wish I had jumped on the complete bundle years ago. In hind-sight, what a total no-brainer bargain that was! Still, I'm slowly chipping away at my collection.

@Peter - IK Multimedia - Please send along our THANK YOU to the powers that give quality free plugins away!

I know the Eternal Madness sales are every week - and they are a great way to pick up a Melda plugin for 1/2 off. We all know the drill by now. https://www.meldaproduction.com/ But of particular note this week is MDrumEnhancer - at least to me. There are lots of drum replacement plugins out there, but I never see this one talked about for some reason. It's one of the pricier plugins, so I've never really looked at it either until recently. I got to tried it out during the 3 month Covid Subscription of the MCompleteBundle that Melda did. And I must say, I really liked it! I'm also pretty certain, as with most Melda plugins, that I've barely scratched the surface on what this thing can do. https://www.meldaproduction.com/MDrumEnhancer As an example, here's a mix from my SoundCloud page where I used it. These tracks have been around for a long time, but I finally got around to mixing them. (Not trying to push my mixing, but I am trying to push MDrumEnhancer because I really liked how the drums came out on this one. ? ) Tiptoe Through the Crypto by Turkuaz It's certainly worth demoing if you're in the market for a drum replacement/enhancing plugin., and it's 1/2 off right now for $88. (Still kind of steep!) I'd also be REAL interested to hear from anyone with experience with MDrumEnhancer vs (the other options). i.e. Slate Trigger, PA's SPL DrumXchanger (meh IMHO), or UVI's new Drum Replacer to name a few. Here's the shameless salesy stuff: First time buyers can get 20% off whatever they're buying if they use someone's referral code.* The "referrer" gets a 10% credit on their account. You can sign up for the Newsletter for a 10 EU credit too. * (Just in case you don't have a Melda buddy, my Melda Referral Code is "MELDA5158432")

Is it worth the effort?

Nectar 3. Done.

Not to be ungrateful (because I'm not!), but now I guess I have to update to the new installer, install everything, then go through and pick out all of the plugins I don't own. ? Unless of course they fixed that with the new installer?? ?

A good demo goes a long way!

Not on developers, IT guys are particularly fortunate in this current situation. Maybe moreso on the disposable income for all the musicians and users who buy the stuff. (?)